5 Things to Know About the West Bloomfield Township Library

The West Bloomfield Township Library will celebrate its 75th birthday in October.

Here are five things you should know about the library and its history: 

1. The 38 members of the Keego-Cass Women’s Club on Cass Lake Road established the first library at their clubhouse in 1934. The one-room library was initially operated by volunteers, who were quickly overwhelmed by the demand for books and services. 
2. Voters in 1938 approved the first 1-mill levy to fund a township library, which was initially housed in Town Hall, which was then on Orchard Lake Road.
3. Over the years, the library moved to Keego Harbor Community Center, a new building on Orchard Lake Road (now Hadassah House), before settling in to its present location on the Civic Center campus. 
4. In 1974, the library won a landmark court case and the right to be its own taxing authority and collect the voter-approved 1-mill levy. 
5. West Bloomfield Township Library in 1994 was among the first to offer Internet access at its facilities and to patrons in their homes.